Crisis in Belgium: Resurgam, Flanders Gains Momentum
From the desk of The Brussels Journal on Tue, 2007-09-18 15:59
A quote from Reuters, 18 September 2007
Two-thirds of the Flemish community from the northern Dutch-speaking region of Belgium think the country will sooner or later split, a poll by Belgian daily Het Laatste Nieuws showed on Tuesday. The paper also said almost every second Flemish person, or 46.1 percent, wanted Belgium to split, indicating separatists in the region are gathering momentum amid a political impasse. [...]
The survey showed 85.5 percent of Flemish people believed they should stick to their plans to reform the state and 77.3 percent believe this should be the priority of the new government.
On the current crisis in Belgium, see also:
McKinsey CEO Calls for End of Belgium, Resigns, 13 December 2005
King Warns for Dissolution of Belgium, 1 February 2006
Flanders and France Vote for the Right. But Flanders Will Not Get What It Is Entitled To, 11 June 2007
The Influence of the Immigrant Vote on Belgian Politics, 26 June 2007
EU: The Model is Collapsing. Brussels Calls upon King for Help, 18 August 2007
After Belgium: Will Flanders and the Netherlands Reunite? 23 August 2007
King Summons Unelected Councillors to Solve Crisis. Will France Annex Wallonia? 28 August 2007
Royal Scout Keeps a Low Profile, Brussels Recalls Ambassador in Paris, 31 August 2007
Could Sarkozy Solve Belgium’s Crisis? 3 September 2007
Even Flemish Muslims Want to Separate from the Walloons, 6 September 2007
If Flanders Secedes Wallonia Disintegrates, 9 September 2007
After Belgium: Europe’s New Map, 13 September 2007
Trembling Thrones in Brussels, 18 September 2007
Background articles explaining Belgium:
A City Without Water Is A City Without A Soul, 28 June 2005
How Flanders Helped Shape Freedom in America, 11 July 2005
The Dark Roots of the EU, 5 December 2005
Nations Under Construction: Defining Artificial States, 13 June 2006
Why Is the Vlaams Belang So Popular? 13 February 2007
Belgium, the EU’s Destiny. The End of Nothingness, 25 August 2007
Why Belgium Is an Artificial State. And the United Kingdom, Switzerland (and Even Austria-Hungary) Are Not, 27 August 2007
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What a (Wal)Loen (?)
Submitted by Atlanticist911 on Tue, 2007-09-18 23:05.
Desperate times call for desperate measures:
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8RNTVH00&show_article=1&cat=0
Title: Someone Tries to Sell Belgium...
poll
Submitted by Armor on Tue, 2007-09-18 21:17.
Reuters: "almost every second Flemish person, or 46.1 percent, want Belgium to split"
Reuters should say how many do not want Belgium to split, and how many do not take position.
How come some Flemings want to stay in Belgium?